Table 5.

Stage-independent costs (€)

Disease stage	Early POAG		Moderate POAG		Advanced POAG		Source
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Medication(s)a	230.22	145.40	266.58	145.40	411.98	230.22	Lorenz et al. [7] and Rote Liste [25]
Ocular examinationsb	34.54	21.23	32.74	16.91	34.90	22.30	Lorenz et al. [7] and Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung [26]
Visits to ophthalmologistsc	58.43	29.21	56.81	21.10	66.54	38.95
Total	323.19	195.84	356.12	183.41	513.42	291.48

^aThe average price of eight different combined therapies was estimated (multiplied by its frequency of utilization)

^b51050—Ophthalmological services (includes Visus, IOP, visual field and cup/disk ratio) (multiplied by its frequency of utilization)

^c 06212—Basic ophthalmological flat-rates (60 years)( multiplied by its frequency of utilization)